Necktie-holder.



M. MAGNUSON.

NECKTIE HOLDER.

APPLICATION HLED APR. '6. 1911.

Patented June 4, 1918.

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NECKTIE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June d, 1918..

Application filed April 16, 1917. Serial No. 162,331.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MATI-IIAS MAeNUsoN,

a citizen of the United States, residing in play rack for supporting or exhibiting neckties and the like, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a new and improved holder of this kind by means of which neckties may be supported or held without folding them, at the same time making them readily accessible for removal and displaying them for examination without the necessity of removing them from the rack or holder. The invention consists in the-novelty in the onstruction, combination and arrangement of the several parts.

Inthe accompanying drawingsFigune 1 is a view in elevationand Fig. 2 is a sectional view, of a display rack constructed in accordance with the principles of my invention; Fig. 3'is a sectional detail view showing the construction; Fig. 4: is another view showing a detail of the construction; Fig. 5 is a top view of one of the pairs of holding arms; Fig. 6 illustrates a modified form of holder in the form of a frame; Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the same; Fig. 8 shows one of the bearing brackets; Fig. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion of the bottom plate; Fig. 10 illustrates a button-holdmg receptacle with an automatically raising lid which is attached to the side of the frame in Fig. 6; Fig. 11 shows a modified operating member comprising a single rod; Fig. 12 shows a pair of arms operated by such a rod, and Fig. 13 is a View showing the method of operating the arms shown in a Fig. 12.

When neckties, ribbons and the like are r practlce, the center of a tie 1s hooked over folded or placed loosely in drawers or reccp tacles, they become creased along the folding" lines or wrinkled, which causes them to become unfit for wear in-a short time. The

which articles of this kind may be displayed 7 in stores, or examined without removing them from the holder and without folding or wrinkling them in any way.

A circular rack 1s shown 1n Figs. 1 and 2 comprising a top piece 5 and a bottom piece 6 in which rods? are mounted at the bottom. The upper end of each rod is held by a bracket 8 and is provided with an outwardly bent extremity 9 upon which a tie or article to be supported may be hung. A spring 10 is suitably mounted at the top or head 5 and bears upwardly against the bent end 9 tending to press the rod 7 in an upward direction. The bottom of the rod is passed through a perforation in a plate 11 and immediately below this plate the rod is formed wit-h a bend 12 at right angles to the vertical portion which limits the upward movement of the rod by the spring 10. The adjacent end of the rod is again bent at r1ght angles and formed with depending forked extremities 13.

Embraced by the forked extremities 13 of each rod 7, is a pair of members 1 1 each of which has a portion 15 embracing less than a semi-circle and contained in a sleeve or ring 16. Between the members and inserted in the ring 16 is a fastening screw 17 around which a spring 18 extends and bears against the extremities of the members 14 tending to press them apart and against the forked extremities 13 of the rod 7. Extending oppositely from the members 14: are arms 19 which are pressed together by the spring 18 so that when the members 14 are pressed together against the tension of the spring 18 the arms 19 will be separated so that a tie or any other article can be inserted therebetween. Thesearms 19 form a clamp and a series of them are mounted upon a support 20 placed below the base members 6 at such a distance that the movement of any one of the rods 7 downwardly against its spring 10,

' willcause the forked extremities 13 thereof to separate the arms 19, whereupon a tie can be easily inserted or removed from between the arms 19 and thereby held in place. In

the upper end 9 of one of the rods and the two extremities are brought together adjacent the arms 19, whereupon a slight downward pressure is given to the ends of the ties, thereby opening or separating the arms 19 and allowing the tie to be inserted therebetween.

Each fastening screw 17 is preferably inwhen desired the entire holde Consisting of one of the rods and one pair of arms 19,

mally in place in any suitable manner, as,

for example, by a pair of spaced projections 21, (see Fig. 4) on the bottom of plate 11,

between which the bent portion 12 of the w rod is resiliently held by the spring 10.

In the form shown by Figs. 6 to 9, a tie holder is formed of a single piece of wire 22 and is mounted in a frame comprising a top piece 23, sides 24, a base 25 and a cross piece 26. The central portion of each wire is bent at right angles to form a hook 27 which is inserted from the rear through a perforation 28 of the head. 23, where it is held in place by a plate 29 and pressed upwardly against the top of the opening by a spring 30. The lower portions of each wire are confined together by a bracket 31 at the back of cross piece 26 and the extremities of each wire are bent outwardly, forming arms 32 5 which are inserted separately through. slots 33 in a plate 34 attached to the base 25.

These arms are held protruding from the plate 34 by a back plate 36. The inner sides 35 of each pair of slots 33 are inclined outwardly, as shown more clearly in Fig. 9, and the normal position of the arms is at the top of the lots. When, however, the rod is pressed downwardly against the spring 30, the arms 32 are forced apart by their ongagement with the inclined portions 35, whereupon the ends of a tie 36 may be easily inserted therebetween or removed there from.

Instead of employing the bent wire construction shown in Figs. 6 to 9, a single rod 37 may be used which is bent at the top similarly to the rod 7 and is formed at the bottom with an offset portion 38 below which is a wedge-shaped portion 39 with a parallel edged projection 40 at the bottom of which are oppositely extending hooks 41. These hooks are adapted to engage over the edges of a pair of arms 42 which extend through an opening from the rear of a support 43 and are fastened. at opposite sides of the opening by means of screws 44. The arms 42 are held together by their own resilience and by the engagement of the hooks 41 therewith, as the rod 37 is drawn upwardly by the spring 30, and to separate the arms the rod 37 is drawn downwardly against the spring 30 which forces the wedge-shaped portion 39 between the arms 42, causing them to separate, thereby permitting a tie to be inserted or removed from between them.

. To one side of the frame 24 a handled receptacle 45 is pivotally mounted by means of a plate 46. Attached to the receptacle is 5 a hinged lid 47 which carries a pin 48 adapted to engage a projection 49 of the supporting plate 46 so that when the receptacle 45 is rotated about its pivot, the pin 48 of the lid engages the projection 49, causing the lid to be raised so that when the receptacle is rotatedto a horizontal position it 'isuncovered, so that buttons, pins, and the hke are easily accessible therein.

lVith any of these eonstructionsthe only action necessary to engage a tie with the holder, or to remove a tie therefrom, is to depress the holder directly or by the engagement of the tie therewith, and this action separates the holding arms so that the lower ends of the tie may be inserted or reso moved therefrom. This is much less trouble than folding or rolling a tie, and results in keeping the tie in better condition, preventing it from having fold lines, creases or wrinkles and enabling one to examine or seg5 lect a tie with greater facility.

I claim:

1. In a necktie holder, a hook engaged by the necktie and a pair of arms, and means connecting the hook and arms to open the arms when the hook is pressed.

2. In a necktie holder, a support for one portion of the tie, a pair of arms held yieldingly together, and means operated by the movement of the support to separate the g arms for inserting and removing another portion of the tie.

3. In a necktie holder, a depressible support for the center of a tie, yielding means for engaging the ends of a tie and holding them together and the tie in extended position, and an operating connection between the support and said means.

4. In a necktie holder, the combination with a depressible hook and a pair of arms, of means connecting the hook and arms for simultaneous operation, and resilient means tending to press the arms together and to raise the hook.

5. In a necktie holder, a supporting hook over which the central portion of the tie is engaged, resilient means for pressing the hook upwardly, a pair of arms for engaging the ends of the tie and holding the tie extended, and means to open the arms when the hook is depressed against said resilient means.

6. In a necktie holder, a display frame, a

, vertically extending member having a hook at the top and mounted in the frame for vertical reciprocation, a spring topress the member upwardly, and means at thebottom of the frame operated by the movement of said member to engage and hold a portion of a tie. 4

7 In a necktie holder, a hook for engaging onepart of a tie and a pair of arms held yieldingly together to engage another part of a tie, and means for pivotally supporting the hook and arms to move laterally in 1 3Q either direction about a vertical axis, and to hold a tie between them.

8. In a neck tie holder, a hook for directly engaging and supporting a tie, a pair of arms held yieldingly together for engaging other portions of a tie supported by the hook, a pivotal mounting for both the hook and arms having a common axis, and means to retain both the hook and arms in a predetermined position. a

9. In a holder for ties and the like, the combination-with a supporting frame, of a vertically extending member with a hook at the upper end, and pivoted upon a vertical axis, and a pair of tie engaging arms pivotally mounted upon the same axis and operated by said member to grip a tie between them.

10. A display holder for ties, comprising an upper tie support, a pair of arms held yieldingly together below the support, means for moving the arms apart, and a pivotal mounting for the arms having an upright axis to allow the lateral movement of the arms together in exhibiting a tie.

11. In a tie holder, an upper support movable vertically, a pair of tie engaging arms held yieldingly together, a spring to press said support upwardly, means to limit the upward movement, and connecting means be tween the support and the arms whereby the downward movement of the support will open the arms.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification on this 12th day of April A. D. 1917.

MATHIAS MAGNUSON.

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Washington, D. 0. 

